/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of basketball backboard Find synonyms for: Noun1. backboard, basketball backboard, game equipmentusage: a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language